There was a time when my answer to anyone wanting to know what my guiding principle to winner finding was would be to follow a yard in form and, perhaps as important, avoid a yard out of form. Phil Bull, … Read More »

The Premier League title will not be decided for a few weeks yet but it promises one of the best finishes in recent years. Interestingly, though Leicester are five points clear, the bookies are still inclined to offer a shade … Read More »

I had a very poor Cheltenham, the major disappointments being Polly Peachum, Yanworth, who did not receive the best of rides (but in my opinion would not have won anyway), Upswing and, to a lesser degree, Join The Clan. The … Read More »

I am exhausted! I know it’s Cheltenham and therefore there is a lot of work to do but that I am used to. What I am not used to is (wait for it, I need to take a deep breath … Read More »

We are truly responsive! Hooray. Obviously we try to respond to our clients whenever required. I respond to calls, texts, emails, letters and very rarely (but much to my excitement) faxes. Oh I mustn’t forget we also respond via Facebook, … Read More »

Hi there. It’s been a quiet morning regarding Cheltenham news, with the only update relating to Old Guard’s participation in the Champion Hurdle following what Paul Nicholls described as an “absolutely dire” piece of work on Saturday. The five-year-old, who … Read More »

Last week’s games may have been every bit as close as we expected but they didn’t end up as draws, which made for the poorest weekend in quite a while. The desire is always there to hit back quickly but … Read More »

Maybe I should have had the courage of my convictions regarding Sametegal at Newbury last week, though in fact the French challenger Pythagore also ran very well to be fourth. In the end Sam Twiston-Davies rode the winner whereas I’d … Read More »

Hi there I picked up a few snippets of news from working on the panel of the Cheltenham Preview evening at Cartmel racecourse last night. The most interesting came from Jimmy Moffatt, who said that Brian Hughes told him that … Read More »

It was a pity to be denied the draw by Chelsea’s late winner at St Mary’s last week but there is no doubt the visitors deserved to win after enjoying any amount of possession in the second half. They are … Read More »

I was a guest of the Northern Racing Club on the panel of their Cheltenham Preview evening at Haydock Park last night. My fellow panellists were Brian Hughes, Andy Gibson and Trevor Harris of Star Sports Bookmakers. I have covered … Read More »

It was fascinating hearing Rich Ricci talking about his horses and other aspects of his life with Luke Harvey and Jason Weaver on ATR races last night. What did become clear is that he thinks Min is, in his words, … Read More »